Theophany: The Neoplatonic Philosophy of Dionysius the Areopagite (Ancient Greek Philosophy) - Softcover

Perl, Eric D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791471128 ISBN 13: 9780791471128

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 2008

Synopsis

Situates Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite as a Neoplatonic philosopher in the tradition of Plotinus and Proclus.

The work of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite stands at a cusp in the history of thought: it is at once Hellenic and Christian, classical and medieval, philosophical and theological. Unlike the predominantly theological or text-historical studies which constitute much of the scholarly literature on Dionysius, Theophany is completely philosophical in nature, placing Dionysius within the tradition of ancient Greek philosophy and emphasizing, in a positive light, his continuity with the non-Christian Neoplatonism of Plotinus and Proclus. Eric D. Perl offers clear expositions of the reasoning that underlies Neoplatonic philosophy and explains the argumentation that leads to and supports Neoplatonic doctrines. He includes extensive accounts of fundamental ideas in Plotinus and Proclus, as well as Dionysius himself, and provides an excellent philosophical defense of Neoplatonism in general.

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About the Author

Eric D. Perl is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791471128
• ISBN 13: 9780791471128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 175